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01 / 18
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

Start: 12:00 pm
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Gather with kindred journaling spirits to explore the world of personal writing. We will begin with a brief writing exercise and inspiring readings. This is a casual group, you need not be a professional writer: journaling is for one and all. $5 fee, preregisteration required.
Fairy Godmother, 3801 Grand Ave. S., Mpls. 612/825-1105 or YFGodmother@aol.com. www.FairyGodmotherOnline.com

01 / 19
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

"Privatization: What are the Appropriate Roles of the Nonprofit, Public, and Private Sectors?" Part of the Hamline Dialogue series, "Thinking Forward: Finding Future Direction for Today's Critical Issues." Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room, Hamline University Campus, St. Paul. There is a cost. Contact: Kristen Norman-Major, 651/523-2814, or for more information and to register, see www.hamline.edu/news_events/dialogues/26095.html

Start: 5:30 pm

Dinner at 5:30, performance at 7 p.m. Start your new year off with the 42nd Street Irregulars, a long-established writers group based in Minneapolis comprised of award-winning, published writers. The 42nd Street Irregulars will read from new work as well as from the anthology Charlotte's Table: An Anthology of Writings by the 42nd Street Irregulars (Piecemeal Publications, 2004). University Club of St. Paul, 420 Summit Ave., St. Paul. www.saseonline.org

01 / 20
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

Start: 10:00 am
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

Start: 2:00 pm
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Opening reception for Cities, a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; show runs through Feb. 16. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

Start: 7:00 pm

Valandra!, social activist and singer/songwriter, will be bringing in the New Year with some familiar tunes from her CD "Rhythms of My Heart: Healing from Within," and sharing some new songs from her latest project (not yet released) "Acoustic Connections." Amazon Bookstore, 4755 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/821-9630; http://www.amazonbookstorecoop.com

Start: 7:30 pm

Branwell traces, in a quasi-documentary manner, the life of Branwell Bronte -- the sole brother of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte -- from childhood to his alcohol- and
opium-induced death at the age of 31. Magers and Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis. www.magersandquinn.com

01 / 21
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm

It's 2006 and we are that much closer to saying good-bye to George Bush! Ring in the New Year of talk radio without the lies with big Ed Schultz and Wendy Wilde! Yes, Ed Schultz is coming to party with Air America Minnesota listeners at the 2nd Annual Blue State Ball! The party starts rocking at 7:00 pm at the historic Columbia Manor in Minneapolis. Sit by the fire and warm your toes or put on your dancing shoes and rock to the sounds of the Alphalfa Males. Columbia Golf Manor, 3300 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis, 612/789-2627

Start: 7:30 pm

This eyebrow-raising account of the final week of the notorious mystic's life is set in Petrograd in December 1916 and narrated by Rasputin's fiery teenage daughter, Maria. Free. At The Loft, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls. 612/215-2590 http://www.loft.org/

01 / 22
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 11:00 am

5th November Puppeteers presents the farcical trickster Mr. Punch, the Lord of Misrule, the original puppet anarchist, who appeals most to those for whom there are just too many rules and too many authority figures. For all ages, but especially for kids. $7 age 13-adult / $5 age 12 & under. Sundays January 8 & 22, doors open at 10 a.m. Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W. Lake St., Mpls.; 612/825-8949; www.bryantlakebowl.com

Start: 7:30 pm

Featuring Bartok's Quartet #6 and Schumann's Quartet in A minor. Cost: $15, $5 for students. Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul. 651/523-2459

01 / 23
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

01 / 24
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 6:30 pm

Eric Heideman hosts, Lois McMaster Bujold reads her fiction. Ms. Bujold is the author of at least 17 books, including The Warrior's Apprentice, Barrayar, Memory, Komarr and A Civil Campaign. Most of her work centers around the diplomatic adventures of interstellar troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan and his parents. More recently she has started a fantasy series, including The Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls. She is the recipient of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards. Dreamhaven Books, 912 W.Lake St., Minneapolis. www.saseonline.com

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Guest speaker Sandy Greenquist, of the Menopause Center, United Hospital: Wondering what the heck is happening with your body – and why – regarding sleep, sex, memory loss, foggy thinking, sagginess, fatigue, achiness, and hot flashes, and want to learn the difference between synthetic hormone replacement and bioidentical hormones? Join us for a night of info and answers. No fee but preregistration required. Fairy Godmother, 3801 Grand Ave. S., Mpls. 612/825-1105 or YFGodmother@aol.com. www.FairyGodmotherOnline.com

Start: 7:30 pm

St. Paul author Peter Brown reads from The Fugitive Wife (W.W. Norton), a sweeping narrative set in gold-prospecting Alaska in 1900. It tells of Essie, a Midwestern farm
woman, who flees a stormy marriage and joins up with prospectors bound for Nome, a town teeming with dreamers and schemers. Magers and Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin
Ave. S., Minneapolis; www.magersandquinn.com

01 / 25
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 7:00 pm

Hosted by Andrea Jenkins and John Medeiros. Brian Malloy reads from his debut novel, The Year of Ice (St. Martin's Press, 2002), which was honored with the American Library Association's 2003 Alex Award, was a New York Times "new and notable" book for 2003 and a Booklist Editors' Choice for "The Best of 2003."

Start: 8:00 pm

Named for the dimensions of the BLB stage, this monthly dance showcase features a discussion moderated by choreographer/curator Laurie Van Wieren following each dance performance, giving audience and choreographer alike the opportunity to react and explore the work together. January choreographers: Melissa Brown, Max Wirsing, Kristin Van Loon. $6-10 sliding scale. Doors open at 7:30. Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W. Lake St., Mpls.; 612/825-8949; www.bryantlakebowl.com

01 / 26
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Introspective works about identity and the female experience feature sculptures by Tiffany Besonen, drawings by Jacqueline Kielkopf, and paintings by Nancy Robinson. From the press release: "Heartfelt sentiment is transformed into something mystical, beautiful and occasionally comical." Opening event includes a free one-woman play at 6 p.m., "Ten Bedroom Heart" by Heidi Arneson, along with a reception with the artists, and refreshments. The show continues through February 17 at the Metropolitan State University Third Floor Gallery, 645 E. Seventh St., St. Paul. 651/793-1631.

01 / 27
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 7:00 pm

Amazon Bookstore, 4755 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/821-9630; http://www.amazonbookstorecoop.com

Start: 7:30 pm
Start: 01/27/2006 - 19:30
End: 01/28/2006 - 19:30

Zaraawar Mistry's play Indian Cowboy chronicles the often humorous misadventures of a young man in India and America. Performed by candlelight. $11–$28; performances Weds.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Suns. 3 p.m., through Feb. 12 . Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S. Fourth St., Mpls.; 612/338-6131; www.mixedblood.com

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

We love our books, we love to talk about them, and there simply aren’t enough places to wear fancy dresses, so come to Fairy Godmother to talk about highlighted great books and wear gowns. $5 book group fee, but if you wear a gown, it’s free. We don’t follow the traditional “read and discuss” book group format, we choose a theme for the night. January theme: Cold Winter Stories: No Horizon So Far by Ann Bancroft and others. Preregisteration required. Fairy Godmother, 3801 Grand Ave. S., Mpls. 612/825-1105 or YFGodmother@aol.com. www.FairyGodmotherOnline.com

01 / 28
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

End: 7:30 pm
Start: 01/27/2006 - 19:30
End: 01/28/2006 - 19:30

Zaraawar Mistry's play Indian Cowboy chronicles the often humorous misadventures of a young man in India and America. Performed by candlelight. $11–$28; performances Weds.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Suns. 3 p.m., through Feb. 12 . Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S. Fourth St., Mpls.; 612/338-6131; www.mixedblood.com

Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

January 28 & 29 only. Adults and seniors, $3; children $2. Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Park, 1225 Estabrook Dr., St. Paul. www.comozooconservatory.org, 651/487-8200.

Start: 7:00 pm

Minus 120-degree temperatures, abandoned huts, and heartbreaking stories of exploration--these are the things one expects to find in Antarctica. But what you don't expect is warehouses of canned food, decaying computers stacked to the ceiling, and one of the largest lesbian communities on earth. Legler's book is a sociological study, historiography, and love story that reveals the most unexplored place on earth and the people who are drawn to it. Amazon Bookstore, 4755 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/821-9630; http://www.amazonbookstorecoop.com

Start: 8:00 pm

Theatre Unbound presents its Fifth Annual Benefit Gala and 24-Hour Play Project; in addition to the 24-Hour Plays –- six new plays written, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours -– the gala will feature food, drink, a live auction, and emceeing by local comedy divas Greta Grosch (Church Basement Ladies) and Ahna Brandvik (Tony and Tina’s Wedding). $25 (cash or check). Avalon Theater, 1500 E. Lake St., Minneapolis. 612/721-1186, www.theatreunbound.com

01 / 29
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

End: 7:00 pm
Start: 01/20/2006 - 14:00
End: 01/29/2006 - 19:00

Paul Flick's Assemblage Boxes invoke the same spirit and mysticism of works created by the well-known artist Joseph Cornell. There are 57 Box works in this show, each box is a unique vision of the artist , born of dreams and life experience. Paul Flick collects and assembles elements of each work in the same fastidious way in which Cornell was know to work. Paul's work is unique, unusual art that embodies mystery a personal psychology. Open Thu. & Sun., 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m.-8 p.m., show closes January 29. Gallery 13, 302 NE 13th Ave., Minneapolis. 651/592-5503, www.gallery13.com

Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

January 28 & 29 only. Adults and seniors, $3; children $2. Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Park, 1225 Estabrook Dr., St. Paul. www.comozooconservatory.org, 651/487-8200.

Start: 3:00 pm

Zaraawar Mistry's play Indian Cowboy chronicles the often humorous misadventures of a young man in India and America. Performed by candlelight. $11–$28; performances Weds.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Suns. 3 p.m., through Feb. 12 . Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S. Fourth St., Mpls.; 612/338-6131; www.mixedblood.com

01 / 30
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

01 / 31
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

End: 12:00 pm
Start: 01/03/2006 - 12:00
End: 01/31/2006 - 12:00

January 3 to 31. Opening reception January 7, 7-11 p.m. Rosalux Gallery, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
http://rosaluxgallery.com

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

02 / 1
(all day)
Start: 12/08/2005 - 09:00
End: 02/05/2006 - 17:00

Anderson melds natural illustration with stylized line and pattern in his watercolors, ink drawings, prints, and other works. On display through February 5. Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Mpls. 612/624-7083, http://bellmuseum.org

(all day)
Start: 01/05/2006 - 12:00
End: 02/25/2006 - 12:00

Experience the versitality of handmade paper in this exhibition of works by artists from around the country. Installations, sculpture, pulp painting and assemblage show the amazing variety of art forms possible with this medium. Through February 25 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612/215-2520; www.mnbookarts.org

(all day)
Start: 01/18/2006 - 12:00
End: 03/10/2006 - 18:00

Through March 10. Fresh Paint 2 is the sequel to last year's wildly successful Fresh Paint. This year's show features works by Donovan Durham, who, after a stint in printmaking, has thrown himself back into painting full swing, along with several other Interact artists. Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts serves artists who have been labeled as having physical or developmental disabilities and/or mental illness. Inside Out Gallery, 212 Third Ave. N., Ste. 140, MInneapolis; www.interactcenter.com, 612/339-5145

(all day)
Start: 01/20/2006 - 10:00
End: 02/16/2006 - 20:00

Cities is a multi-media exhibition in which several well-known Twin Cities artists present their images of cities; through Feb. 16. Free; open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10-4, Thu. 10-8, closed Sun.-Mon. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612/624-6518, http://nash.umn.edu

Start: 2:00 pm

Local author and University of Minnesota professor Vernon Ruttan examines what effects military and defense-related procurement have had on the development of new technology in many American industries, and what that means for the future growth of the economy in the United States. This book asserts that the development of general purpose technologies such as mass production, computers, commercial aircraft and the Internet would have occurred more slowly or not at all without military spending. U of M Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis. www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html